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6 CENTRAL CANTERBURY NEWS, AUGUST 26, 2015 stuff.co.nz is good in Selwyn Survey finds life Help plan your town’s future We are working to develop area plans for Malvern and Ellesmere. We asked some Malvern and Ellesmere residents what they liked about living where they are and how they wanted to see their town develop in the future. You can share your thoughts online at www.selwyn.govt.nz/ areaplans until Friday 28 August 2015. I like living the rural lifestyle. I think that with the growth the district is experiencing a bus service around the district and to the city should be considered in the future. John, Coalgate There aren’t many things to do for kids in Leeston. We have to drive to Rolleston or Christchurch if we want to do things with the kids, which is costly. Michael, Leeston What are we doing to improve services? Selwyn is a great place to live according to local residents. That’s one of the findings of the Council’s most recent residents survey with 90% of the 1,000 people taking part in the survey saying our district is a great place to live. The survey is carried out annually by an independent research company. The survey identified some positive results and has also highlighted some areas where the Council will be looking at improving services. In this year’s survey, 60% of residents rated the council’s overall performance as good or very good, up from 58% in 2013 when this question was last asked. Overall, 18 of the 26 Council services surveyed received ratings of 50% or higher, with nine rated above 75%. Eight services recorded ratings below 50%. Satisfaction ratings increased for 62% of the services surveyed. Community facilities like libraries, swimming pools and parks are well used by Selwyn residents. 98% of people taking part in the survey said they had used a community facility in the past year. Rubbish and recycling collection were the Council’s top performing services and were rated as very good or good by 93% and 94% of residents. Other services that were rated well (with over 80% of people happy with the service) were parks and reserves, libraries, playgrounds, sewerage and public swimming pools. Lower-rated services were rural and urban roads. More information is included in the table on what the Council has done recently and is planning to do to improve core services. A complete list of the areas surveyed and results is available online at www.selwyn.govt.nz. Satisfaction with core council services Water supplies Urban roads Sewerage Rural roads Rubbish Recycling Public swimming pools Parks and reserves Libraries Footpaths Cycleways Community centres & halls 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% *Neutral can indicate that someone does not use a service and is unable to comment on its quality or that they have a neutral view of council performance Use of council facilities/ parks Public swimming pools Parks and reserves Libraries Community centres & halls 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Water Supplies: a standard water charge for most areas of Selwyn with a Council water supply is helping to keep this essential service affordable for all our communities. Council is progressively upgrading and improving water supply services. Recent improvements have included UV treatment and filtration upgrades and the installation of backup generators for a number of rural and urban water supplies. Additional wells have been developed at Rolleston, Lincoln and Prebbleton and will start operating soon. These will provide additional capacity for these rapidly growing areas. A reticulation upgrade has also been completed for the Leeston/ Doyleston supply to improve the capacity of the system. Sewerage: the Eastern Selwyn Sewerage Scheme (servicing Rolleston, Lincoln, Prebbleton, Springston and West Melton) provides a state of the art wastewater treatment system allowing for growth into the future. Council recently installed new effluent irrigation pivots for the Eastern Selwyn Sewerage Scheme and Ellesmere Wastewater Treatment Plan providing additional disposal capacity while reducing environmental impacts. A standard wastewater charge for areas with a Council wastewater supply is helping to keep this essential service affordable for everyone. Urban roads: funding for our roading maintenance programme over the next 3 years has increased by 21% from the previous 3 years. Significant investment is planned to improve roads including working with NZTA to improve roading infrastructure to deal with more traffic in Rolleston’s industrial areas. Improvements to Rolleston town centre through intersection changes and to cater for pedestrians and cyclists are planned and in Lincoln to make the town centre more accessible for pedestrians and cyclists. Rural roads: satisfaction is relatively low but rose 4% in 2015. In 2014 the Council started investing more on road maintenance as government support for this area had not adequately kept pace with traffic growth in Selwyn and the increasing number of heavy vehicles. In our Long Term Plan we indicated we will continue to invest $1 million more a year on roading maintenance, with NZTA also announcing extra assistance last year. Future investment in this area should help improve satisfaction with this service. Cycleways: satisfaction with cycleways rose by 20% in 2015. New cycleways between Springston and Lincoln and Lincoln and Rolleston have been completed. The Council plans to develop new cycleways between Glentunnel and Coalgate, Leeston and Doyleston and Rolleston and Templeton over the next four years. Footpaths: we have an annual programme to provide footpath extensions as towns expand and resurface existing footpaths. Rubbish and Recycling: satisfaction with this service is high. Over the next year we will look at making waste bags easier to use and improving recycling services for remote residents and communities. Public swimming pools: satisfaction with swimming pools has lifted from 45% in May 2013 to 81% now since the Selwyn Aquatic Centre opened in June 2013. The Southbridge Pool changing room facilities are currently being upgraded. Parks and reserves: Foster Recreation Park is a major new sports park being developed. We are also considering developing a large scale park to host activities like mountain biking, walking and horse riding. Improvements or extensions to local reserves are planned at Southbridge, Leeston, Cemetery Pit, McHughs Forest Park, Kirwee Domain, Darfield Domain, West Melton Reserve, Brookside Park, Weedons Domain, Prebbleton Reserve and Lincoln Domain over the next 10 years. Community centres and halls: planned new facilities include an indoor sports complex at Rolleston, Prebbleton Community Centre, West Melton Community and Recreation centre and a community centre at Dunsandel. We are also planning to support the development of a new or upgraded community facility at Tai Tapu. Libraries: Lincoln Library opened in 2014. A large new library is planned for central Rolleston to open in 2019. We will be working on encouraging more people to join and use library services. Council Call CC240815 Selwyn District Council Norman Kirk Drive Rolleston Ph 347 2800 or 318 8338 Rolleston Library Rolleston Drive, Rolleston Ph 347 2880 or 318 8338 Darfield Library & Service Centre 1 South Terrace, Darfield Ph 318 8338 or 347 2800